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Despite posting strong financial results on Tuesday, a weak outlook sent Nike $NKE ( ▲ 3.08% ) down 9.07% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Nike reported earnings of 35 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $11.3 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Once again, sales in China declined. And tariffs caused Nike’s gross margin to decrease.

Powering the Story: Nike said on Tuesday it expects revenue to decline in the current quarter, raising some doubts about the company’s so-called comeback.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Nike’s comeback is not broken, but it is clearly stalling in the sense that the market expected faster, broader improvement by now. The business is stabilizing in parts of the U.S. and wholesale channel, but China and brand/product momentum are still holding the overall story back.

Final Thoughts: Nike was already down 16% to start the year.

Notable Earnings Today: Lamb Weston (NYSE: LW), Penquin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG), Conagra (NYSE: CAG), UniFirst (NYSE: UNF), MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM), Cal-Maine Foods (Nasdaq: CALM), Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), NovaGold Resources (NYSE American: NG), Tilray Brands (Nasdaq: TLRY).

Notable IPOs Today: HMH Holding Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: HMH).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: SAFA Body (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 a.m. ET), Retail Sales / Core Retail Sales (8:30 a.m. ET), S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), S&P Global Manufacturing PMI / Prices / Employment (9:45 a.m. ET), Business Inventories (10:00 a.m. ET), Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m. ET), Atlanta Fed GDPNow (11:30 a.m. ET).

RH $RH ( ▲ 5.91% ) plunged 17.03% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the luxury home-furnishings retailer and lifestyle brand posted bad financial earnings results.

Financials: RH reported earnings of $1.53 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $842.6 million. Both were lower than expected.

Powering the Story: The results were hit by higher-than-expected backorder and special order balances due to tariff-related resourcing and weather events.

Outlook: RH expects revenue growth of 4% to 8% in the current quarter. Investors were hoping for a stronger outlook.

Final Thoughts: Tariffs have been an issue all year. The stock is down 40% in the last 12 months.

Even though Beyond Meat $BYND ( ▲ 15.09% ) previously delayed its financial results for the quarter, it finally came out on Tuesday, and shares of the plant-based meat company still fell 10.21% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Beyond Meat reported a loss of 29 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $61.6 million. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: Revenue is down 20%. Shares were also down 20% this year.

Bitcoin’s Bad Q1: What's next after bitcoin's historic underperformance stretch against stocks (CoinDesk)

Pain at the Pump: Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump (New York Times)

Spicy Acquisition: McCormick buys Unilever’s food business in deal that values it at nearly $45 billion (CNBC)

AI Dreams and Nightmares: Why Oracle is Cutting 30,000 Jobs Despite a Massive $6 Billion Quarterly Income (Inc.)

AI Boom: OpenAI Closes Silicon Valley’s Largest-Ever Funding Round (Wall Street Journal)

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